My friend has worked for the transportation department in a county near Atlanta for 26 years, we've been friends since high school.
I told him I had dropped my bike on Sunday, came to a stop sign, was looking for traffic, did NOT look down, stepped on a rock, and when my foot fumbled off of it, down I went, busted clutch lever, rode it home, mightly embarrassed and limping a little. He commiserated with me and passed this on. I thought of all the nice folk here.
"BE EXTRA CAREFUL AT OR NEAR STOP BARS AND ESPECIALLY ANY ROADWAY MARKINGS THAT ARE VERY NEW. REASON: NIGHT TIME REFLECTIVITY IS CREATED BY VERY TINY GLASS SPHERES...."GLASS BEADS". THIS MAKES PAVEMENT ON OR NEAR ROADWAY MARKINGS AS SLIPPERY AS AN ICE RINK, WHEN THE MARKINGS ARE NEW OR FRESH!! I HAVE SEEN COPS DROP BIKES RIGHT ON A FRESH STOP BAR..PUT IT IN GEAR....AND SLAM!!!... RIGHT DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE!! PLEASE HEED MY WARNING AND SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR KINDRED BIKERS!!"
This is my first post, and maybe even in the wrong place, so please forgive in advance and bear with me. I'm old but still able to learn a little.
